facultative vs selective

facultative

adj
  • Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective. 

  • That grants permission or power to do something. 

  • Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way. 

  • Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty. 

  • At which a given function is positive. 

selective

adj
  • Having the authority or capability to make a selection. 

  • choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting. 

  • Of or relating to the process of selection. 

  • Of or relating to natural selection. 

  • Of or relating to the social work approach called selectivity. 

How often have the words facultative and selective occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )